1. The Alliance for Wisconsin Youth: The Role of Prevention Coalitions in Addressing Substance Use Disorders
Elysse Chay, Prevention Manager
Public Policy Institute, Community Advocates
Mary Raina Haralampopoulos, Prevention Coordinator
Bureau of Prevention Treatment and Recovery

2. Outline Prevention Alliance for Wisconsin Youth Coalitions
Alliance for Wisconsin Youth’s Regional Prevention Centers
Examples of recommendations, programs, and strategies
Questions

3. Prevention
The federal government defines prevention as “…programs for individuals who do not require treatment for substance abuse. Such programs and activities may include education, mentoring, and other activities designed to reduce the risk of substance abuse by individuals.”

4. Strategic Prevention Framework

5. Strategic Prevention Plan: Tribes
Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council’s Inter-Tribal Prevention Strategic Plan (2012)
The Alliance is a program of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Care and Treatment Services, in the Bureau of Prevention Treatment and Recovery.
My other question I forgot to ask was: is there any other thing we want these participants to do or know of other than the information we are providing? Like a call to action for them, or prompting them to look at possible collaboration with their coalitions, or joining one, or even helping to start one if there isn’t one in their community.
This does or doesn’t need to be a slide? If it’s a slide, we can think more along the lines of

6. Prevention: How Different levels for different populations
Primary or universal
Secondary or selective
Tertiary or indicated
Handout?

7. Prevention: How
Supporting protective factors while decreasing risk factors
Using appropriate products, methods, and channels

8. Prevention Strategies
Alternatives to substance use
Education
Information dissemination
Community-based processes
Environmental
Problem identification and referral
We can mention examples of each:
Events like leadership programs, recreational programs, volunteer opportunities, etc.
Teaching skills such as goal-setting, problem-solving and using role play scenarios to practice ways to refuse to engage in risky behavior without losing friends
Disseminating information about risks and consequences ??
Compliance checks
Screening tools

9. Prevention Resources Data (Department of Health Services) Funding
Prevention practices (State Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse, Prevention Committee)
Trainings
Technical assistance

10. Alliance for Wisconsin Youth
Vision: Wisconsin youth are healthy, thriving, and engaged citizens.
Mission: To support and enhance the capacity of coalitions in their substance abuse prevention and positive youth development efforts.
The Alliance is a program of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Care and Treatment Services, in the Bureau of Prevention Treatment and Recovery.

11. Alliance for Wisconsin Youth

12. Alliance for Wisconsin Youth: Coalitions
What is a coalition?
Who is represented in a coalition?
How is a coalition formed?
What does a coalition do?
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13. Benefits of Membership
Programs for youth leadership and engagement
Partnerships with adult and youth
Tools to build and sustain local coalitions
Resources to understand and implement Strategic Prevention Framework

14. Benefits of Membership
Access to evidence-based prevention programs, policies, and practices
Assistance with program development
Assistance with incorporating developmental assets, resiliency, risk, and protective factors into prevention services

15. Benefits of Membership
Connections with other local prevention efforts
Eligible to apply for funding
Invitations to participate in learning, sharing, and networking events

16. Alliance for Wisconsin Youth Regions
Northern Region
Western Region
Northeastern Region
Southern Region
Southeastern Region

17. Alliance for Wisconsin Youth Regional Prevention Centers
Northeastern: Northeastern Wisconsin Area Health Education Center, Inc.
Northern: Center for Community Health Advancement, Marshfield Clinic
Southeastern: Public Policy Institute, Community Advocates
Regions align with the Department of Health Services’ service regions – the grantees of the Grant Funding Opportunity are listed on this page

18. Alliance for Wisconsin Youth Regional Prevention Centers
Southern: Northeastern Wisconsin Area Health Education Center, Inc.
Western: Center for Community Health Advancement, Marshfield Clinic
Regions align with the Department of Health Services’ service regions – the grantees of the Grant Funding Opportunity are listed on this page

19. Alliance for Wisconsin Youth Regional Prevention Centers
Support and enhance the capacity of local coalitions with a focus on the state priorities
Increase the use of evidence-based alcohol and other drug abuse prevention programming
Improve prevention programing to eliminate duplication, fill service gaps, and coordinate funding

20. Call to Action
Connect with your local community coalition to leverage their capacity

21. Questions?

22. Contact Information
Elysse Chay, Prevention Manager
Mary Raina Haralampopoulos, Prevention Coordinator